Feyenoord meet the visiting RKC Waalwijk at De Kuip in the Eredivisie game on Wednesday.
Scroll down to see all of the predictions, poll and statistics for Feyenoord v RKC Waalwijk - as well as the best betting odds.
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Feyenoord
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Feyenoord will be hoping to return to winning ways here following the 2-3 Eredivisie loss in their previous game against PSV Eindhoven.
In that match, Feyenoord had 34% possession and 11 attempts on goal with 4 of them on target. For Feyenoord, the goals were scored by Igor Paixão (5') and Givairo Read (10'). At the other end, PSV had 24 shots at goal with 9 on target. Ivan Perišić (50') and Noa Lang (73', 99') scored for PSV Eindhoven.
Matches involving Feyenoord have usually been lively affairs recently with a lot of goalmouth action anticipated. Over their past 6 games, the sum of 20 goals have gone in for both sides combined (at an average of 3.33 goals per game) with 17 of those coming from Feyenoord.
Coming into this fixture, Feyenoord are unbeaten in the league by RKC Waalwijk in their previous 11 matches. A decent run, indeed.
RKC Waalwijk
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RKC Waalwijk head into the match following on from a 3-1 Eredivisie win with the eclipse of SC Heerenveen in their most recent match.
In that match, RKC Waalwijk had 50% possession and 18 shots at goal with 6 on target. For RKC Waalwijk, goals were scored by Richonell Margaret (10'), Yassin Oukili (75') and Chris Lokesa (79'). SC Heerenveen got 3 shots at goal with 1 on target. Ion Nicolăescu (36') scored for SC Heerenveen.
The stats don’t lie, and RKC Waalwijk have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 matches, conceding 15 goals in total. In defence, RKC Waalwijk just haven’t been too solid at all. Previous results aside, it remains to be seen whether such a trend will be replicated here in this match or not.
Pre-game facts show that RKC Waalwijk:
- haven't beaten Feyenoord when having played them away from home in the previous 16 league matches. An unbelievably poor away record.
- are without a win away from home in their last 5 matches in the league.
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Head to head
A study of past results between these clubs going back to 13/02/2022 shows that these fixtures have not been kind to RKC Waalwijk. They have not been able to register any victories whatsoever while Feyenoord have managed to find a way, winning in 100% of those match-ups.
A combined total of 18 goals were produced between them during those clashes, with 14 of them for De club aan de Maas and 4 for RKC. The average goals per game has been 3.
The previous league game featuring the two was Eredivisie match day 15 on 07/12/2024 which ended up with the score at RKC Waalwijk 2-3 Feyenoord.
That time, RKC Waalwijk had 35% possession and 11 attempts at goal with 4 of them on target. The scorers were Oskar Zawada (12') and Yassin Oukili (24' Own goal, 72').
For their opponents, Feyenoord had 17 attempts at goal with 9 on target. Anis Hadj Moussa (49') and Igor Paixão (74') scored.
The referee was Bas Nijhuis.
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Team News: Feyenoord
Facundo González (unknown injury), Thomas Beelen (Knock), Bart Nieuwkoop (Leg injury), Jordan Lotomba (Lower leg fracture), Justin Bijlow (Knee injury), Luka Ivanušec (unknown injury), Quinten Timber (Torn lateral knee ligament), Shiloh 't Zand (Knee surgery) and Chris-Kévin Nadje (Foot surgery) are unavailable for Feyenoord gaffer Robin van Persie.
It’s our opinion that De club aan de Maas look set to line up in a 4-3-3 system this time with Timon Wellenreuther, Givairo Read, Gernot Trauner, David Hancko, Gijs Smal, Ramiz Zerrouki, Antoni Milambo, Jakub Moder, Anis Hadj Moussa, Ayase Ueda and Igor Paixao.
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Team News: RKC Waalwijk
Owing to an otherwise full-strength squad, there’s only the one fitness issue for the RKC Waalwijk gaffer Henk Fraser to be concerned with. Yanick van Osch (unknown injury) won’t be playing here.
We’re of the thinking that RKC Waalwijk will likely make use of a 5-3-2 formation, going with Mark Spenkelink, Julian Lelieveld, Liam van Gelderen, Roshon van Eijma, Faissal Al Mazyani, J. Familia-Castillo, Tim van de Loo, Mohammed Ihattaren, Yassin Oukili, Oskar Zawada and Richonell Margaret.
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Prediction
It seems to us that RKC Waalwijk will do really well to score against a Feyenoord outfit who have the quality to win pretty easily here.
Our tip is for a convincing 3-0 margin for Feyenoord at the end of the 90 minutes.
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⚽️ What are the best odds for the game?
Checking out the betting prices for the game in the win-draw-win market, a victory for Feyenoord is available for 1.18, going for the draw is 8.5 & putting your money on a win for RKC Waalwijk can get you 12. These are the best of the market prices available at the current time.
Renata Leite,
10:03 14/05/2025
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
⚽️ Team Focus:
Feyenoord
Formed: 1908
Stadium: De Kuip (51,177)
Captain: Quinten Timber
Chairman: Toon van Bodegom
Manager: Robin van Persie
Competitions: Eredivisie position 3, Johan Cruijff Schaal (Final)
⭐ Key Player: Igor Paixão
Usually taking to the field in the Left Wing position, Igor Paixão was born in Macapá, Brazil. After having made a senior debut playing for Coritiba in the 2022 season, the goalscoring Forward has hit 14 league goals in the Eredivisie 2024 - 2025 season to date from a total of 31 appearances.